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534 West 147 Street

2,693Records
17City systems
58Open violations
240.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,693 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,149 HPD complaints, 703 311 service requests, 509 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC
BBL1020780053
BIN1061965

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 240.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations58 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 24 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
24
’25–26
1
’26–27

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

171 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (45) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15) · PLUMBING (14) · WATER LEAK (13).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC
Head officerALAN SHAMAH
Managing agentSHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,084,000 $937,800
2026$1,901,000 $855,450
2027$1,898,000 $854,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway145 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 147 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 146 St & Broadway · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell
Middle: 319, 324. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

534 West 147 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

171 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SHAMCO MANAGEMENT CORP — 31 buildings, 1,298 units. Grades across the portfolio: B15 · C14 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1082 President Street BK80 B
65 East 19 Street BK69 B
2110 Newkirk Avenue BK67 C
1 St Pauls Court BK65 C
2015 Foster Avenue BK60 B
200 East 18 Street BK59 B
543 East 21 Street BK59 D
350 East 19 Street BK57 B
860 Ocean Avenue BK54 B
50 East 19 Street BK54 C
283 Albany Avenue BK53 B
538 East 21 Street BK53 B
672 St Nicholas Avenue MN48 B
1553 Ocean Avenue BK44 B
560 West 174 Street MN42 C
465 Ocean Avenue BK41 D
79 Bristol Street BK40 B
1901 Dorchester Road BK40 C
880 St Nicholas Avenue MN36 C
535 West 162 Street MN31 C
539 West 162 Street MN30 C
215 Martense Street BK29 B
1026 President Street BK28 B
522 West 147 Street MN21 B
526 West 147 Street MN21 C
534 West 147 Street MN21 C
1722 Caton Avenue BK20 B
1710 Caton Avenue BK20 C
530 West 147 Street MN20 C
1707 Caton Avenue BK20 C
1716 Caton Avenue BK16 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,015,883 on 2020-04-13 (lender: Neww York Community Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-14Agreement $15,348,729 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,348,729
2020-04-13Agreement $15,374,000 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEWW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,374,000
2020-04-13Mortgage $1,015,883 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEWW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,015,883
2020-04-13AL&R $15,374,000 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEWW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,374,000
2015-04-06AL&R $15,700,000 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,700,000
2015-04-06Agreement $15,700,000 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,700,000
2015-04-06Mortgage $5,074,151 — from WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,074,151
2015-04-06Deed $24,000,000 — from 522-536 W 147 ST OWNER LLC to WEST 147TH STREET EQUITIES LLC $24,000,000
2013-07-31Deed $14,665,000 — from HARLEM 522-147 ASSOCIATES, LLC to 522-536 W 147 ST OWNER LLC $14,665,000
2013-07-31Mortgage $2,469,942 — from 522-536 W 147 ST OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $2,469,942
2013-07-31Agreement $11,000,000 — from 522-536 W 147 ST OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $11,000,000
2012-06-26Agreement $1,839,264 — from HARLEM 529-156 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIATE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,839,264
2012-06-26Agreement $4,286,388 — from HARLEM 539-162 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 550-146 ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,286,388
2012-06-21Agreement $8,542,366 — from HARLEM 546-146 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 521-156 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,542,366
2012-06-21Agreement $2,745,170 — from HARLEM APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 100-124 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 550-146 ASSOCIAT to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,745,170

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170021502217
20180019205197
201900790382
202000763180
202100190423
202200660773
202300511860
202400940397
20250313103137
20262017603181
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 2,450Ownership & money 110Health & systems 54

Every one of the 2,693 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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